1992 Toyota Hi-lux review from Greece
"Indestructilux"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
Reliability is legendary.
Seats have worn off, bumpers rusty and bumped, insulation worn off, close ratio gearbox a bit hard to engage, transmission grinding sounds, but it's 690000+ kilometres.
General comments?
Quality unmatched by anything I have seen up to today.
I have had no engine or gearbox failures since I bought it, 18 years ago and 690000+ km after, done mostly in fields.
Engine torquey, but no power.
Gearbox works fine, close ratio gearbox hard to engage nowadays.
I have the Club Cab version, so it's not so roomy in the back.
Stereo, electronics, dash, lights; all work fine.
I changed the engine and it's been 2300 km since then. Changed it not because of damage or failure, but after so many km done, it had lost over 40% of its power and the car struggled to move when loaded. Changed it with a used one with 100000km, it was a bargain and the car is now restored in terms of performance.
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| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Model year | 1992 |
| Year of manufacture | 1992 |
| First year of ownership | 1992 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2010 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.5 turbo diesel Manual |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 10 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 8 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 9 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 9 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 0 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 690000 kilometres |
| Date of Entry | 28th July, 2010 |